Take that, Google

Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled Windows 10, an operating system "designed to deliver a singular, cohesive experience across a myriad of device types," according to PCWorld's Brad Chacos.

Microsoft boldly plans to give it away for free to current Windows 7 and 8 users in its first year — a strategy that many say is designed to accelerate the spread of Windows 10 to as many devices as possible.
​The surge in Microsoft's popularity won't stop there, however. The tech giant made a second announcement that instantly went viral.

With this product, Microsoft is poised to surpass Google as the leader in wearable technology.
The company introduced a holographic lens device that resembles the cross between a wireless visor and a high-end pair of ski goggles. Microsoft's "HoloLens" gives the wearer three dimensional renderings of computer-generated images.

To infinity and beyond

The implications of this technology extend far beyond consumer enjoyment. Time is already reporting that the Microsoft HoloLens is going to let scientists walk around Mars. NASA teamed up with Microsoft to develop software that allows rover scientists to interact with accumulated data in unprecedented ways.
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Jeff Norris, project manager for the operation, states that the HoloLens "gives [scientists] the ability to explore the rover’s surroundings much as an Earth geologist would do field work here on our planet."